![]() ![]() ![]() There are representations of Odin guiding fallen warriors quite a bit. We know that Odin welcomes the fallen warriors to Valhalla. It might also be natural that Sleipnir is sometimes regarded as a psychopomp. We are told in the sagas that leading the charge will be Odin riding Sleipnir. During Ragnarok, Loki and his other children (often described as monsters) need to be defeated. Unlike the other children of Loki, Sleipnir is not a negative character in Icelandic folklores. They task him with preventing the giant from finishing the project. They really don’t want to have to give this guy anything now. They find out this guy is from the land of the giants. But these gods always offer ridiculous stuff in return for favours. I know guys who will build a fence for a cold beverage and a sandwich. They also agreed to give him the sun and the moon. Not cool to be bargaining with women guys. However, in return they agreed to pay the unknown builder, the goddess Freyja. The builder agreed, but asked that he was able to have the help of his horse, the stallion Svadilfari. The deal stated he was not allowed to have any help from any man. The gods think this is a good idea because people are always chewing on Asgard. One day an unnamed builder made a deal with the gods to help build a fortification of Asgard. Asgard is where the cool Gods like Thor live. The Prose Edda tells us that Loki (the trickster) was kicking around during the early days of Asgard. Loki is known as the trickster for a reason. How is a Norse God who is usually depicted in a masculine form, able to mate with a stallion? Good question. Sleipnir is actually the child of the Norse God Loki, and the stallion svaðilfari. Stay with me while we get a little weird. Sleipnir is best known as the eight-legged horse of Odin, but also as the son of Loki. ![]()
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